Study explores how robots in the operating room impact teamwork
In traditional surgery, doctors and nurses huddle closely around a patient, passing instruments, watching each other's faces and often physically touching.
Nov 5, 2018
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Robotics
Experimental release of Robot Operating System for Windows poses attractive pathway for developers
How serious is Microsoft in earning a place in the frontlines of support for developers playing with robotics?
Engineering
Laser-powered-drones may beat endurance hurdles
Hmm. Drones that can be recharged by a laser. So how long could they fly before having to land? How about "never mind"? We can look forward to seeing this idea in action. New Scientist had a story on September 3 that the ...
Engineering
CMU-SV Professor uses The Matrix to train drones in tracking objects
In the 1999 film The Matrix, a young hacker named Neo learns that the world as he knows it is a virtual simulation—and with this realization comes the ability to use this virtual world to his advantage. In one scene, Neo, ...
Jul 10, 2017
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Security
New software continuously scrambles code to foil cyber attacks
As long as humans are writing software, there will be coding mistakes for malicious hackers to exploit. A single bug can open the door to attackers deleting files, copying credit card numbers or carrying out political mischief.
Nov 16, 2016
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Google, where are you taking Fuchsia and should Android care?
(Tech Xplore)—Projects or experiments at big technology companies go either way. Either they fail to materialize into actual products but turn up some interesting lessons learned for company developers and architects.
Robotics
SwagBot being tested as a possible replacement for the cowboy
(Tech Xplore)—The University of Sydney's Centre for Field Robotics has begun field testing SwagBot, a robot that is meant to serve the traditional role of a cowboy. It has a simple design—a silver box set atop four long ...
Internet
Google team taking upper hand if misbehaving AI agent attempts anything terribly smart
(Tech Xplore)—The twin effects of popular fiction (machines turning into killer squadrons) and scientific progress (machine learning) have made AI both exciting and scary in its future potential.
Robotics
Water-based reconfigurable robot could offer new solutions to underground pipe network inspection
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have created an aquatic robot which could be used during underwater search and rescue operations.
May 17, 2016
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Energy & Green Tech
A formula for preventing power outages
The power supply of a city or an entire region often hinges on just a few lines. The loss of an important section may lead to a blackout with potentially severe economic consequences. Power grid operators therefore use complex ...
Apr 14, 2016
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